Gil Hova 🔜 Dreamation
@gil.hova.net
He/him. JC/NYC.
Informal Ferret Games, robot fight facilitator at NHRL, weird/noisy music, ferret fan. Still not a negotiable Final Fantasy currency.
All my links: https://gil.hova.net
Informal Ferret Games, robot fight facilitator at NHRL, weird/noisy music, ferret fan. Still not a negotiable Final Fantasy currency.
All my links: https://gil.hova.net
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This Saturday is the start of the NHRL season! I've spent the past few months working on a bunch of projects, like refreshing our judging criteria for more exciting fights. 2026 is going to be amazing.
Someone is having himself a cozy evening
February 10, 2026 at 1:09 AM
Someone is having himself a cozy evening
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Something I’ve seen repeatedly in tabletop game design is designers mistaking a "situated experience" for a marketable game.
It looks like this:
🎲✂️(1/19)
It looks like this:
🎲✂️(1/19)
February 9, 2026 at 11:02 PM
Something I’ve seen repeatedly in tabletop game design is designers mistaking a "situated experience" for a marketable game.
It looks like this:
🎲✂️(1/19)
It looks like this:
🎲✂️(1/19)
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please give us more personal data please please please please c’mon you’re being so mean dude. we only got breached like three times. we’re NOT going to sell it man please please please plus its for like safety? so you’re the one who looks stupid right now come on pleaaaaaase just one data point bro
February 9, 2026 at 6:44 PM
please give us more personal data please please please please c’mon you’re being so mean dude. we only got breached like three times. we’re NOT going to sell it man please please please plus its for like safety? so you’re the one who looks stupid right now come on pleaaaaaase just one data point bro
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also the venn diagram of people mad they can't understand the lyrics and the people who think born in the usa is about how good america is is a circle
my opinion on the Bad Bunny halftime show, and non-English music in general, is that i think a need to “be able to understand the lyrics” displays an embarrassing shallowness of the speaker to appreciate the voice as an instrument & to appreciate music as something other than a lyric delivery system
February 9, 2026 at 8:06 PM
also the venn diagram of people mad they can't understand the lyrics and the people who think born in the usa is about how good america is is a circle
This is what happens when media creators embrace the "number go up" mentality, instead of building community and trust. Thank you Rodney for shining a light on this deceptive practice.
Today I emailed publishers about a concerning practice a board game media creator engaged in. This will likely become public, so I'm providing the details here to give the full context of what I shared.
1) Document: www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/o8ovt...
2) Video: youtu.be/fHXGWflPj4c
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1) Document: www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/o8ovt...
2) Video: youtu.be/fHXGWflPj4c
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www.dropbox.com
February 9, 2026 at 5:01 PM
This is what happens when media creators embrace the "number go up" mentality, instead of building community and trust. Thank you Rodney for shining a light on this deceptive practice.
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Macbeth: SHIT
February 9, 2026 at 2:50 AM
Macbeth: SHIT
I've never seen a Super Bowl with such lousy QB play.
Credit to the 2 defenses, but... yikes.
Credit to the 2 defenses, but... yikes.
February 9, 2026 at 2:45 AM
I've never seen a Super Bowl with such lousy QB play.
Credit to the 2 defenses, but... yikes.
Credit to the 2 defenses, but... yikes.
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is anyone else worried there may be a large vessel approaching the stadium
February 9, 2026 at 1:54 AM
is anyone else worried there may be a large vessel approaching the stadium
I can’t emphasize enough how amazing this instrumental two-piece band is.
Oh, man. I know Weird Music Internet is blowing up a bit over these two, but it’s so up my street it’s ridiculous. Just so beautifully conceived and absurd and very welcome right now youtu.be/0Ssi-9wS1so?...
Angine de Poitrine - Full Performance (Live on KEXP)
YouTube video by KEXP
youtu.be
February 8, 2026 at 10:58 PM
I can’t emphasize enough how amazing this instrumental two-piece band is.
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athlete: so if triathlon is running, biking and swimming, that must mean biathlon is running and biking?
coach: [taking out skis and a gun] haha yeah you’d think so
coach: [taking out skis and a gun] haha yeah you’d think so
February 8, 2026 at 5:58 PM
athlete: so if triathlon is running, biking and swimming, that must mean biathlon is running and biking?
coach: [taking out skis and a gun] haha yeah you’d think so
coach: [taking out skis and a gun] haha yeah you’d think so
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I missed the news of Zeimet's passing last week. What a legacy of great fun games to leave behind. RIP 🫡 www.wericmartin.com/jacques-zeim...
Jacques Zeimet Has Passed Away
Designer of Cockroach Poker, Geistesblitz, and dozens more games
www.wericmartin.com
February 8, 2026 at 6:09 PM
I missed the news of Zeimet's passing last week. What a legacy of great fun games to leave behind. RIP 🫡 www.wericmartin.com/jacques-zeim...
I know I always say this, but…
Today was fantastic. Our big offseason changes worked. Some iteration to do, but we're really happy with how it went.
And once again, I am so so tired.
Today was fantastic. Our big offseason changes worked. Some iteration to do, but we're really happy with how it went.
And once again, I am so so tired.
February 8, 2026 at 4:36 AM
I know I always say this, but…
Today was fantastic. Our big offseason changes worked. Some iteration to do, but we're really happy with how it went.
And once again, I am so so tired.
Today was fantastic. Our big offseason changes worked. Some iteration to do, but we're really happy with how it went.
And once again, I am so so tired.
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This Saturday is the start of the NHRL season! I've spent the past few months working on a bunch of projects, like refreshing our judging criteria for more exciting fights. 2026 is going to be amazing.
February 6, 2026 at 4:56 AM
This Saturday is the start of the NHRL season! I've spent the past few months working on a bunch of projects, like refreshing our judging criteria for more exciting fights. 2026 is going to be amazing.
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I played The Networks: Primetime, the updated third edition of @gil.hova.net’s classic as updated and developed by @allplay.bsky.social!
More detailed impressions in the thread, but TL;DR, it’s a thoughtful update to an all-timer of a game that’s a great entry point for new players.
More detailed impressions in the thread, but TL;DR, it’s a thoughtful update to an all-timer of a game that’s a great entry point for new players.
February 6, 2026 at 4:07 AM
I played The Networks: Primetime, the updated third edition of @gil.hova.net’s classic as updated and developed by @allplay.bsky.social!
More detailed impressions in the thread, but TL;DR, it’s a thoughtful update to an all-timer of a game that’s a great entry point for new players.
More detailed impressions in the thread, but TL;DR, it’s a thoughtful update to an all-timer of a game that’s a great entry point for new players.
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Filing this next to "quite"
February 4, 2026 at 9:28 PM
Filing this next to "quite"
OK, I made a musical realization today that I should have already known about, and I have to share it with you all today. Maybe I'm wrong—if so, happy to be corrected.
I tried really hard to get into anime when I was in college. Keep in mind, this is before One Piece, before Cowboy Bebop, etc etc.
I tried really hard to get into anime when I was in college. Keep in mind, this is before One Piece, before Cowboy Bebop, etc etc.
February 3, 2026 at 6:11 AM
OK, I made a musical realization today that I should have already known about, and I have to share it with you all today. Maybe I'm wrong—if so, happy to be corrected.
I tried really hard to get into anime when I was in college. Keep in mind, this is before One Piece, before Cowboy Bebop, etc etc.
I tried really hard to get into anime when I was in college. Keep in mind, this is before One Piece, before Cowboy Bebop, etc etc.
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Every day Mamdani comes out and is like "hey guys, I turned off the orphan-crushing machine. Literally just had to flip a switch. Took less than 5 minutes."
After decades of dem leadership pissing and moaning and fundraising about how complex an issue it is and how difficult the process is etc
After decades of dem leadership pissing and moaning and fundraising about how complex an issue it is and how difficult the process is etc
February 3, 2026 at 3:58 AM
Every day Mamdani comes out and is like "hey guys, I turned off the orphan-crushing machine. Literally just had to flip a switch. Took less than 5 minutes."
After decades of dem leadership pissing and moaning and fundraising about how complex an issue it is and how difficult the process is etc
After decades of dem leadership pissing and moaning and fundraising about how complex an issue it is and how difficult the process is etc
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Somehow I missed that in December, JG Thirlwell released (what he promises will be) the last Foetus album.
I'm halfway through. It's incredible. It's like a film soundtrack gained sentience, absorbed half Spotify's catalog, and exploded all over the place.
jgthirlwell.bandcamp.com/album/halt
I'm halfway through. It's incredible. It's like a film soundtrack gained sentience, absorbed half Spotify's catalog, and exploded all over the place.
jgthirlwell.bandcamp.com/album/halt
Halt, by Foetus
11 track album
jgthirlwell.bandcamp.com
February 3, 2026 at 3:13 AM
Somehow I missed that in December, JG Thirlwell released (what he promises will be) the last Foetus album.
I'm halfway through. It's incredible. It's like a film soundtrack gained sentience, absorbed half Spotify's catalog, and exploded all over the place.
jgthirlwell.bandcamp.com/album/halt
I'm halfway through. It's incredible. It's like a film soundtrack gained sentience, absorbed half Spotify's catalog, and exploded all over the place.
jgthirlwell.bandcamp.com/album/halt
If you ever find yourself having to deal with GenAI, I find this is a good mentality to have during the interaction.
February 2, 2026 at 7:49 AM
If you ever find yourself having to deal with GenAI, I find this is a good mentality to have during the interaction.
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Trump's secret police force are shooting and imprisoning innocent Americans. Not everyone is happy.
February 2, 2026 at 3:25 AM
Trump's secret police force are shooting and imprisoning innocent Americans. Not everyone is happy.